In the 8th century Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned ...

Baghdad, the majestic capital city of the great Abbasid Caliphate. For centuries, the city was a center of culture, learning, trade and religious life. However, in the 1250’s, Hulagu, brother of ...

Between A.D. 869 to 883 a group known as the Zanj, many of whom were enslaved people taken from Africa, rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate (ruled from 750 to 1258) and disrupted its control ...

There is a historical thread drawn between Ahmed Agha and Ahmed the paternal uncle to Al-Musta'sim Billah, the last caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Nearest airport to Baghdad International Airport and Baghdad is Al Rasheed Airport - (24.7 Km / 15.35 Miles) Following are the nearest airports to Baghdad and Baghdad International Airport. Distance ...

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, organised by the specialists Nada Shabout and Tiffany Floyd together with the museum’s chief curator, Lauren Cornell, unites ...

Tensions have escalated between Iraq’s central government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in the country’s north in a long-running dispute over the the sharing of oil revenues ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Wednesday met with ambassadors from the European Union and the United Nations Security Council, discussing issues between Baghdad and Erbil as ...

Nearest airport to Al Rasheed Airport and Baghdad is Baghdad International Airport - (24.7 Km / 15.35 Miles) Following are the nearest airports to Baghdad and Al Rasheed Airport. Distance between the ...

World News US orders nonessential staffers to leave Baghdad Embassy as tensions rise — Trump adds: ‘Could be dangerous place’ By Associated Press Published June 11, 2025, 9:27 p.m. ET ...

BAGHDAD, June 20 (Xinhua) -- "Down with Israel! Down with America!" The fierce chants echoed through Baghdad's sweltering heat, unrelenting as hundreds of Iraqis poured into the streets.